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Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone on here would be able to give some advice regarding the maintenance and or repairability of a mk7 golf leather steering wheel. I am the current owner of a mk7 golf r and my steering wheel is beginning to show marks and fade and I'm really struggling to bare with them. Hence the reason for starting this topic. I am aware of leather cleaning kits but it would be nice to get other peoples experiences before going ahead with any purchases. Any help or advice is much appreciated!!
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For me, one of the cons to the MK7 Golf R is the steering wheel. It just isn't thick enough and it also has a strange geometry to it, in that i feel that the face is not flat enough The MK6 steering wheel was considerably more comfortable. After going on a 500 mile cruise up here in the PNW i decided i needed to make a change. I researched steering wheel upgrades and came upon the Eurozone Tuning EZT Carbon Wheel and i became infatuated. I reached out with a bunch of questions to someone at EZT and quickly got a response (more on the response later) answering all of my questions regarding fit and finish of the wheel. Many emails later i decided to pull the trigger and order one of these wheels. I wanted to keep it as OEM as possible, so i opted with a matte carbon finish to match the door pieces, gunmetal stitching and a gunmetal centerline. My order was placed on 4/20 and i received the wheel on about 5/27. It was a long lead time, but considering that the wheel is a custom order and hand stitched, it was an understandable amount of time. Unboxing. This wheel was well protected in plastic and foam. Once i removed all of the wrapping i was immediately ecstatic with my purchase. The wheel is beautiful. The fit and finish was clean and tight. The muted appearance of the matte carbon finish and gunmetal stitching and color worked perfectly with the scheme of the other OEM interior pieces. The wheel was heavy in that you know you bought a quality piece kind of way. I couldn't wait to install this. install. I gathered all of the needed tools, and headed to the garage late on a Saturday night. I've done steering wheel swaps before, so i decided i was going to time myself. Well with some interruptions here and there, i was able to get the old wheel off and the new wheel on in no time. Full disclosure... i had some problems with figuring out how to connect the wires. Total rookie move on my part. Here's where the "response" comes back in to play. I sent an email to EZT with my concerns regarding the install, and i started putting my old wheel back on. within a few minutes i get an email back from Bill (owner @ EZT) addressing some of my questions. Now understand this is about 10 PM PST and i believe Bill is on the East Coast. We exchanged emails back and forth and after about another 45 minutes my new wheel was reconnected and installed. The majority of that time was spent removing my old trim, because I opted to re-use my airbag and trim pieces to save a little money. Conclusion. I wanted to give it a couple of weeks before writing this, but i couldn't be more thrilled with this purchase. The car enthusiast always looks for reasons to feel connected to the car. This was accomplished. It has satisfied my modification urge.....................for a little while, anyway. hahaha.....
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Truth be told I wrote this post sometime ago as a few people off the forum and loads of random Golf/VAG/general car enthusiast are always asking me questions about my seats. Hence I thought the forum may appreciate my contribution, but never spell checked it so didn’t post incase the grammar police shot me down. If the car had come with Recaro option out the factory I would have no doubt ticked it off purely because they look better than any other seat and provide a level of comfort/support over a long drive that can not be matched. I’m sure there’s just as many people out there thinking the golf R seats are perfectly fine, and once my car actually arrived I really tried to keep telling myself that; trying to fight the temptation of taking brand new seats out of a brand new car. Now that it’s been done I’m so glad I followed through. No regrets. Before I could commit to changing these seats I had to be sure I wanted to own this car for more than just a few months. So my first upgrades involved a power increase, more noise (pleasant noise) and more traction via Michelin super sports (these tyres are honestly game changers!). This is where I knew the car was a keeper (until I can afford a tuned GTR, GT3RS or an F12) And this is where I found the stock seat hopeless at keeping me my body in once place when cornering very fast. My mind was made up. ANYWAYS ENOUGH BLABBER …HERES WAHAT EVERYONE WANTS TO SEE sorry in advance for being hopeless with a camera The seats are honest partly of that short list of mods that transform this car. The stock seats are pathetic in comparison: - The Recaro CS’s can be made to go lower to the ground which is nicer for a more involving seating position and if you are over 6ft like me, it’s essential! - The Recaro’s me in one place; before I would corner at high speeds or changing directions quickly (as the car is soo good at this with the Mich super sports) and I was sliding around my seat even with both hands on the steering. On the rare occasion I would have a passenger, they thought they were in a roller-coaster and couldn’t keep in one place. - I’ve gained rear passenger leg room as these seats are slimmer (not that anyone sits in the back of my car to be honest) - Substantial weight saving compared to the stock seats. And the weight saving in toward the front end of the car, so unlike removing a rear bench or spare wheel from the rear of the car, this has realistically helped the weight balance of the car. - So much more support! I drove 6 hours from midlands to Scotland with the stock seats and had to stop 4 times and was basically doing yoga style stretches at services. I did the same journey with the Recaro CS’s and only had to stop once (for fuel) and was back on road in 5 mins. The best bit is when I got to Scotland, my body didn’t feel like I had just drove for 6hours; fresh as a cucumber. It’s clear some human physiology/science has been put into the design of these seats.
